Ottawa

The cheaper option

The difference between what the NDP asked for and what the government’s budget offered in terms of aid for seniors is $400 million.

If the government declines to renegotiate the budget in the next 48 hours, the election that will result from the defeat of that budget will cost approximately $300 million—the last campaign cost an estimated $288.2 million to run.

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